A basalt stone building constructed during the Turkish rule (150 years ago), adjacent to the walls of the Mamluk Khan, and near the crossing point of the Jordan.

1917; the end of the World War I, Great Britain conquers the area from the Turks.

1922; the Eastern border with Jordan was drawn, and the Custom's House was used for checking passports and other crossing documents, populated mainly by Arabic police, British officers and some Jews.

1924, Kvutzat Gesher was built around the back of the building.

1948, War of Independence. British soldiers abandon the building, and members of Kibbutz Gesher sweep in, turning it into a front line guarding post, opposite Jordan and the Jordanian and Iraqi infiltrating armies.

1995; Conservation and reconstruction work on the Customs House begin, with the support of the Council for Conservation of Sites.

2005; Inauguration of a museum of old Gesher relics now housed in the Customs House, includes a collection of artifacts representing thousands of years of settlement in the Gesher area.